_________________"No, but evil is still being --Is having reason-- Being reasonable! Mousie understands? Is always being reason. Is punishing world for not being... Like in head. Is always reason. World should be different, is reason."
-Ed, from Digger

The problem is, I think, that even if we use real 'badasses' the movie will probably still come out as a typical action movie.

There would probalby be all the typical tropes related to this kind of movie.

The movie probably wodn't show us that the protagonist is areal-life action-hero, but it would show us that the protagonist is a real-life action hero because he is a man.

As a side note this discussion remembered me that it has been a while since I have gone looking at the badass of the week. There are lots of stories about women who did things that would put even the biggest action hero to shame._________________So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure;
How amazingly unlikely is your birth;
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space;
'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth